PART II: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0F_WeB1ksFc.html Special thanks to my subs who helped me! Édit: IVE NEVER SAID NOT BEING CLASSICALY TRAINED WAS A BAD THING. INTRO OUTRO: 1st Position by Kehlani Adèle: 0:13 SZA: 1:22 Fergie: 1:37 Britney Spears: 1:49 Céline Dion: 2:24 Alicia Keys: 3:36 Demi Lovato: 4:02 Brandy: 4:19 Lara Fabian: 4:55 JoJo: 5:33 Madonna 6:11 Adrienne Bailon: 6:29 Barbra Streisand: 6:56 Jennifer Lopez: 7:55 Kelly Clarkson: 8:55 Selena Gomez: 9:44 Christina Aguilera: 10:12 Michelle Williams: 10:53 Beyoncé: 11:24 Ariana Grande: 12:07 Mariah Carey: 13:45
@@upscaleavenue im not saying she's bad. Im just saying that she's not special or consistent. She's flat alot of the time and has trouble delivering small belts in the fourth octave, which should be easily accessible. Little to no agility, and very shouty and strained at the climax. Just look at any performance of trouble.
I’m hoping once she’s off the conservatorship or at least get rid of the people who were taking advantage of her, she can start singing with her real voice.
The fact its not even her real voice. I felt the pain when she said “I’d love to have a voice like Christina, I’d love to have a voice like Whitney Houston” when she did have a voice like they’res and it was taken from her. She had what they have. Its not fair.
Yeah it's kinda sad knowing that she's naturally an alto ( or a mezzo but i watched her vid and she totally sounds like an alto to me ) but they made her sound like a "baby" and high.
She lost her voice and she knew it. That baby sound is the one the label made for her and it cause a lot of dysphonia and tension in her larynx. She was a huge belter, she auditioned singing Whitney Houston for Jive, I Have Nothing, and she was the power house vocalist along Xtina in the Mickey Mouse Club. Then she found herself unable to sing... it can turn you apart, and the media was reminding her that everytime.
I hope Ariana gets more and more confident (and skilled) with her low register. I personally think it's one of the best sides of her voice, sometimes even better than the signature highs, as it sounds so expressive and "alluring"
I'd love to see a good vocal coach rehabilitate Britney's voice to "normal" and then at like 45 she releases a jazz album or something completely opposite of her normal discography and blows everyone away
@@spookylovely I didn't know about that back when I wrote the comment. That's some seriously fucked up shit. Makes me wanna hug her and tell her she's gonna be okay
Yes!!! I’ve always felt Britney had a thing for jazz music or jazz sounds. From covering Cher’s the beat goes on to always remixing baby one more time as a jazz sound at her tours, I feel brit would make a great sounding jazz singer. She’s definitely got the soul for it
@@hatchibyebye she was sick at the amas, you could tell her voice was airy and shaking. How would Xtina lie about Something she doesn't know ??? She didn't know Demi's voice. This comment makes no sense
@@adrielrichard9698 if she doesn't know Demi's voice, why would she tell her she can do it? Doesn't make sense. Also not buying the sick excuse. She always sounds like that.
@@hatchibyebye she doesn't know but she was being nice, that what being kind looks like. I'm saying that she doesn't know Demi's range by heart, Demi herself think that her highest belted note is a G#5. And if you don't wanna belive on what I'm saying that's up to you, I don't care
I feel really bad for michelle williams . she is a good singer . imagine if the whole world uses destinys child as a metaphor and people are saying stuff like: ,,you are the michelle and Im the Beyonce.“ it must be hard. im really sorry ! stay strong!
She is! The DC harmonies would've sounded a hot mess if she couldn't sing. Bey said herself when she joined that they finally had members who could all sing. Which was shady af to the previous girls, yes but idk the point stands lol.
I love her she knows how to sing and she impressed Beyoncé during their times in Destiny’s Child and Beyoncé seems to really love hearing her voice because she’s always so happy when she sings
I didn’t know hat Mariah basically self-taught herself how to sing, bruh here I am trying to find vocal coaches if Mariah can learn to sing then I can too. Seeing this just gave me a little more confidence
"Self-taught" is an exaggeration. Mariah is not that self-taught. Her mother taught her far more than she lets on and it shows in how she's been able to sing at all, let alone the way she does, with nodules for most of her life. A complete amateur who doesn't know what they're doing would've destroyed their voice very early and the damage would've been far greater.
Everyone needs a coach to not damage their voice... That's why she almost can't sign anymore. Self taught is okay but professionalism and knowing how to sing better is okay too.
Nobody has lost her voice like Britney did. She was this huge belter and the industry ruined her vocals 😭 I’m so glad she is belting like she used to do today.
I think what seperates Mariah from most singers is her musicality and ability to save her self from failed note attempts! It's the perks of writing your own songs because you know the song soo well, and she probably just uses other versions that did not make the cut for the studio version! A musical genius!
@@ouassinidechezcarglass9482 It's not really about how she sounds. Which music legend sounds the same today vs their prime ? It's about her musicianship, and musicality. Especially when singing jazz! I think it suits her mature voice. A Mariah Jazz album would be so interessting!
@@shadowilderness364 nobody sounds like their prime but some are still very linkable to it, Céline being the best known example. Jazz ? Well she HAS a warm and generous voice so why not...
@@ouassinidechezcarglass9482 Celine is close, but her lives todat are nowhere near her prime. I love Celine, but her voice today doesn't have the same power and resonance, but still a better singer than most, and preserved her voice well. But she does have a lot of placbacks too, but just better at masking them unlike Mariah. But even Barbra is no where near her prime, and her prime was many decades! But compare her now to her first album. Her agility and control over her instrument is still intact, but the instrument is worn down through a whole like of amazing singing even with proper technique (like it naturally does). But Mariah does have nodules (i know, i know; it's an "excuse", BUT a valid one). Miley's voice isn't the same before her vocal surgery (but i honestly live for her new rock voice). But I wonder how Mariah would sound if she ever got vocal surgery🤔
@@ouassinidechezcarglass9482 Who cares? She already gave her talent and still relevant till now. LOL look at her Christmas song topping the charts every year, where her other contemporaries CAN NOT. She reached the peak singing career anybody can wish for. Her only mistake is she did not preserve her voice, but to be fair, she has nodules so it will eventually happen. She already shared what she can do, and what she can do has never been top till now. She has everything a singer can ever wish for. She already shared her talent. She's a legend. She doesn't need to be the voice she was back then. She's up there already. Successful. Rich. Happy with her kids.
It’s very interesting to me, as a trained singer myself, majority of pop and theater singers tend to always be untrained and lack a good solid vocal technique. The problem with that, even though they sound good at the time, is that as our voices go through changes (puberty) and we get a whole new voice that we don’t really know how to manage. Things that were once easy eventually become incredibly difficult. That’s why, as singers, we need a professional vocal teacher who can guide us through those changes making sure we are doing it right. A lot of singers don’t like to be trained because of this crazy notion that if you’re trained it’s no longer a “natural gift.” Which, is incredibly ignorant and a huge disservice to their talent.
You're definitely right. I'm not trained either cause I can't afford a teacher at the moment. But I study singing online every day. Taking notes and trying to perfect my singing on my own. Everything I know I learned from singers I grew up to, observing them and then lessons I found online from real teachers. But I can't wait to have a voice teacher. It's one of my goals because I want to be the best I can be. Since I'm not working with that yet I give my self some slack lol but vocal coaches are a must.
There’s something about beyonce , I think it’s two things , one is her mentality and her confidence that everything that comes out of her mouth it’s going to be great , like I never see her doubt too much singing and she hardly fails when she sings live aaaaand her songs are not the easiest mostly in the 4 , i am , and bday era ; also the confidence from being classical trained from her teacher ( david lee brewer ) technique does matter a lot in confidence , the fact that the only issue she had was breathing while pregnant , that’s only from a moment in time issue , she is consistent in her technique, and I saw A free class from her vocal coach and he said perfection is unachievable but the ilusión of it is achievable, he said “ you have to mentally get there before you’re voice does “ that one was amazing to know !!!
I think training give you a lot of confidence. That’s how it works. You know exactly what to do to make your voice sound in the way you want 😊 But it doesn’t when you are sick, that’s what almost everyone said in the video
@@Sim0sama emotions can afect the voice more than an illness sometimes. Placido Domingo said he could sing with a cold, but he couldn't sing when he was emotionally or mentally exhausted or something along the lines, I don't remember the exact quote.
I was looking for this comment! My exact thoughts. Bey only had an issue WHILE PREGNANT. And she only said it was hard but never said she couldn’t. And they proceeded to play a clip of her pregnant and still on point, I couldnt spot a flaw.
I swear to god, Jlo admitting that she is insecure about "her voice" is the most infuriating thing I have ever heard in my life. What voice? Natasha Ramos' voice? Ashanti's voice? That woman is insecure because she cheated her way into the music industry not because she lacks singing skills.
@@DankSouls37 she stole mariah carey's ideas and released the songs before mariah therefore making mariah have to sample a different song for loverboy which made it not be able to hit #1. she also deliberately collaborated with people that mariah was working with on her new album but this was made possible with the help of the head of sony, tommy mottola who was mariah carey's ex-husband who tried to sabotage mariah's carey using jennifer lopez. thats why mariah carey refuses to acknowledge jlo. besides jlo is trashy, she steals music from everyone
It irritates me when vocal critiques on the internet belittle voices like Ariana because their lower register is not as refined or supported as others but Ariana is a Soprano a very high soprano at that meaning her tessitura sits high. She’s comfortable singing high so low singing while is possible is not going to sound as comfortable as a mezzo voice or a contralto.
The thing is that her low notes are actually so good they have always been but overtime especially in her recent tour they became so nice I love them so much now
@@jenaisalright3853 yes her voice is very light naturally and I think her low notes are still very good for her voice to be so light. It shows she’s improved and trains her voice because most voices as light as her’s completely disappear when singing low. I don’t keep up with her much but when I hear her sing I can say she’s a great singer.
It’s so sad that Britney is insecure about her voice. It’s so unique and her falsetto is so beautiful. She’s not Mariah or Whitney but she can sing and she does deserve her commercial success
Ariana hardly has whistle tones in TUN & positions. I think she had "the big singer notes" till DW. She used new techniques in Sweetener and the recent albums.
It broke my heart when Britney said she would love to sing like Christina, since her original voice was like Christina, but they were promoting the singers at the same time, so they changed Britney’s voice
*Mariah* is in another category when it comes to vocals ! Nodules, knots, sticks I don't care ! This woman's voice is almost inhuman and her tone is unparalleled !
For those saying, Not Anymore... I actually don't mind the progression in tone over her career. If Mariah sang exactly how she did in 93' she would be boring as fuck and NOT the TOP female performer of ALL TIME and 4th overall in HISTORY! Same thing happened to Joni Mitchell,.. They wanted her to be a folk singer and stay in the same lane, She said fuck that, I'm too talented and have too much to say and different styles to present it to the public... and she did. He voice also changed over time but the creative and beautiful new tones to her voice made the new music feel new! The irony is where will any of the trash singers of today be in 20 years... certainly not on the charts,.. because they will be replaced with a new Billie Eillish, Taylor Swift or Miley whoever that Disney raises up the ranks of terrible terrible entertainment. Watch out Bitches,. Zendaya is getting he acting career off the ground,. in a few years,. she will be singing to... hahah Watch,. it will happen..
@Troi Kay actually it’s way more impressive to have controlled lows because high notes can be taught... low notes can’t, it’s just something you have or you don’t
@@troithescholar as a singer its true, singing high can be taught. As a kid i had a higher voice i could belt high w/ no problem like Ariana. i lost it as a teen then got it back as an adult through practice. ill be playing around singing & shock my damn self with the high notes im capable of hitting lol Singing low is actually HARD! Few can do it properly. Its so easy to sound dead, monotone & shaky. Ive always preferred lower tone vocals than high. Mariah & Whitney's lower register snatches my wig, real hair, scalp, edges & soul every single time lol its like you really do have it our you dont when it comes to a low register
I have a lot of respect for Selena & Jennifer for admitting themselves that they are not the best singers out there. It takes a lot of courage to accept that & being honest about it.
Yea and I think the problem with then is that they sings songs that arent meant for them like Selena her voice is meant more for acoustic or emotional songs
Beyoncé has maintained her voice so well all these years, even through pregnancies, occasionally drinking/smoking, and consistent touring/rehearsals. Those years she spent being classically trained as a child by david brewer have definitely paid off. The RANGE, the support, the agility, the longevity... it’s really unmatched. I understand why vocal coaches always reference her when teaching proper technique, and why producers always talk about her ear for vocal layering and arrangements. It’s so impressive, I have to give her credit. It’s a shame people think she doesn’t “sing sing” anymore. Go and listen to Bigger, otherside, and Spirit from her most recent album The Gift. And her LIVE vocals during beychella and OTRII??? incredible!
*At the end of the day, they are all humans and no one is perfect!* (At least that we know of). A lot of stans definitely need to understand that and more importantly the masses & media have to understand that. It's like when exceptional vocalists aren't at their best, they tear them apart. This happened to Whitney and it's happening to Mariah and even recently, Chaka Khan. The exceptional vocalists know they are incredibly talented but know their vocal flaws/when they aren't at their best! I'm impressed by the subpar vocalists as admiting that they aren't great vocalists. Strangely, this takes a lot of humility. 👏 Really love this video, Lita! ⭐
Honestly I like it when singers admit that they have things to work on with their voice, because it gives people less room to paint them as some perfect god.
Name ANY song of hers that she didn't sing the LEADS too???? I'll wait...................................................................................................
Jlo sang, they (record label) did Ashanti dirty and used her voice and lyrics for JLo. It’s label’s fault not JLo’s or Ashanti. The music industry is very chaotic.
I feel a little bad for Mariah saying she's not technically trained then bragging about her mother considering what she wrote in her memoir about her mother saying she could only hope to be half the singer Ms Patricia was. That had to make her doubt her voice a lot too.
The problem is that everyone wants to belt it out and hit the high notes ALL.THE.TIME. I really appreciate singers like Sade and Corinne Bailey Rae...their voices will probably outlast all the belters, runners and riffers.
Michelle Williams need some credit for the DC3 Harmonies. As a soprano who sang the low harmony. What the hell, that's crazy. She has such a unique tone, 1 in a Million. Despite being in a Pop and RnB girl group who showed a lot of skin, she kept herself holy.
JLo is an example that if you’re pretty and you meet the right people and ask for the right things, you’ll get what you want 💀 the fact that she sang like that and at that clip at 8:40 and she’s a “legend” just shows that the standards sometimes to be considered a singer is so low sometimes. People on RU-vid sound way better and way more authentic than her yet she’s considered the professional? Just seems weird. But the fact that she continued doing something knowing that it’s not for her and made a career out of fooling people is impressive though
I agree, at least she's a great dancer, Selena Gomez is another girl that gets to be a "singer" thanks to pretty privilege, but like can we be shocked? It's Hollywood, talent isn't required.
i have so much respect for selena, she understands that she’s not a whitney houston or a mariah carey. but she tries, her music relates to so many people in the world and she’s a good example of never stopping even thought they tell you too. so much resprxt
Yep! I'm not surprised she can do it acapella though. Christina has no staccato, doesn't do quick runs, she's known for long, sustained belts - those notes would probably be way too fast to do live.
@@realSimoneCherie Funny you say that because Christina is a notoriously sketchy belter, at least above D5. And she’s renowned for her riffs, runs, and trills, as well as her quick changes from chest to head. She also usually never sings a song live the same way twice and uses her runs in very creative ways. The reason she doesn’t do some songs live is like she said, the song is very rangy and she’s lost a lot of her range over the years and its just too much for her now. I’m quite surprised you said that, although i do know many people lay into her for her runs which i think are top tier.
It is really important for people to remember that vocal cords are muscle. They need to be warmed up, and you cannot overwork them. Like you cannot always be doing 400 pound deadlifts. When you prepare and condition yourself correctly, then you can, but you can’t just like wake up one day and expect to be able to do it instantly.
Barbara did have a vocal coach tbat pulled her & her voice out of "stage fright" and she was able to regain confidence again. The late great Judy Davis out of Oakland, CA.
This video actually made me kinda sad. Being a singer and finding trouble expressing your art and sometimes having pain or fear of loosing your voice is honestly one of the worst feeling on heart. I loved how all this amazing vocalists did share that even they have problems now and then tho, sometimes you think “wow I wish I could be as comfortable as them” and think they never have issues, it’s so interesting to see it’s not the case
This video actually made me feel better about myself and I also learned things. I think it's important to realize that the best singers have the same flaws as we do and to not get discouraged from difficulties but rather learn from them.
I want britney’s comeback album (if she hopefully makes one) to be as natural as can be, I think she’s done the fake voice for so long she may have forgotten her natural voice though
this is why I don't mind if singers lipsync or pre-record vocals. especially for a lot of singers with unhealthy technique. they sing so MUCH like the actual performance and even just practicing the songs. they need to REST. i'd rather someone lipsync so they live to sing through another day, than for them to sing live and damage their voice to the point that they no longer have a career.
I love the fact that the only appearances that Whitney made on this video are when someone was trying to sing her songs or mentioning her as a standard (wich she actually is lol) Fucking THE VOICE.
Makes me feel so much better to have Xtina admit she finds Hurt hard to sing. I’ve tried to many times and find it impossible to sing that song perfectly. It’s god damn hard. Lol
@@lula4408 wow I ddnt mean it in an evil degrading way ,I know the internet is filled with many evil ppl ,but I'm not one of them ,I'm saying that coz that what alot of ppl say and I was expecting her to address the insult ppl say abt her coz I know she reads mean comments and it's unfair
This is the thing when you're a singer, in any capacity, you learn your voice because you have to and, for the most part, you can feel what is and isn't going to work!! I remember when I played Motormouth in a production of Hairspray, I got a cold the week before and my voice hadn't fully returned or recovered by the time the show came around, so I had to make changes to I Know Where I've Been in the moment depending on what I could feel I would or wouldn't be able to do and it worked out but man it was tough!!
LoL... The uploader knows that Mariah is the Queen Vocalist and people would love to know what she has to say about her vocals.. I was also waiting for turn, I was like where's the Queen?!! 😂
This was such a helpful video. I think alot of singers out there have alot of issues with their voices that is rarely spoken about -whether it's insecurities or technical glitches. To know even professional singers can have these issues too makes the whole singing thing seem alot more human than it is generally taken for, so thank you.
MICHELLE WILLIAMS -YOU WERE MY #1 FAVE MEMBER OF DS!!! Ur voice was so different & interesting to me that I went & bought ur gospel album (can't remember the name sorry) I loved when ur part of the song would come!! But that made me sad to hear ur story coz I truly love u & ur AMAZING voice!!!!!❤💕😘💋
They’re human they’re not gonna be perfect every time. It annoys me that they get destroyed in media and comments for a “bad” performance especially when they have so many good ones. We’ve all had days where we weren’t at our best regardless of our profession.
Mariah is the best by far. Can't believe how successful and positive and what a great example, and then makes her own songs and hits those notes and is sexy and beautiful and can model... geez...
I loved this ,thank you for posting this video cause sometimes I get discouraged when I have some vocal technique issues.this video gave me assurance.We're human,and I got to understand that being on top 100% of the time is not realistic from me.
This just proves that they are also human, they got tired and stuff. That’s why sometimes, we need to understand if they don’t sing that well in some certain concerts or events. What’s more important is, they did handle it, professionally. 👏🏻👏🏻
When you're at 98-99% but you're still determined to hit 100 and kick yourself for coming up short. Like I bet Whitney Houston was like, "Damn I didn't get that note! Gotta work on that." Seriously though I kind of love the people at the top picking at themselves because it humanizes them to little folk like me, and it just shows how insecure we all are, including the best in their art, and the amount of effort and ambition it takes to overcome it.
thank you for making this video! it's such a deep, traumatic feeling when you lose trust and confidence in your voice, and I've struggled a lot lately. This made me feel less alone :)
I admit I wasnt a fan of Michelle's voice but I started to realize how crazy of a vocal beast she is and really learned to appreciate her instrument. She held the bottom harmonies while being a full blown soprano in DC. That alone deserves respect. She rounded and completed DC's sound.
She sang hurt at like the AMA or VMA’s. Any vocal line where she constantly hitting the 5th octave is ALWAYS gonna be hard for xtina. For example, the glide within is just not the easiest song for her.
I am glad you put this video about this theme A lot of people damaged their voices to live up to expectations and bc there is not time and privaacy and rest, plus some of them do drugs and drink alcohol and eat unhealthy food I wanna be a singer and i don't want this to happen to me or anyone else
I'm a fan of all these talented women and I love that they are honest about the times that they feel like their not at their best and the advice that they are sharing with us.